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RDRWA wraps up CABIN Sampling

The Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network (CABIN) measures freshwater ecosystem health with standardized methods, database, activities map, and training. Changes in biological communities provide a picture of aquatic health and are used in other provincial subwatersheds and across Canada for assessment…

RDRWA thanks Amy Charles

The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance would like to thank Amy Charles for her dedication and hard work during her time with the organization.  As the Indigenous Knowledge and Outreach Coordinator, Amy was committed to building relationships with communities and…

RDRWA Collaborates on Riparian Planting event

On September 22 -23, with funding through the Watershed Restoration and Resiliency Program (WRRP) and in collaboration with Trout Unlimited Canada, Red Deer River Watershed Alliance (RDRWA)hosted workdays for bioengineering along Cabin Creek. Cabin Creek is located in the headwaters…

RDRWA hosts CABIN event

The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance hosted a CABIN sampling event on September 17th at Fort Normandeau to learn about and support local biomonitoring in the Red Deer River. CABIN stands for Canadian Aquatic Biomonitoring Network and it is a…

Challenging year of Drought and Water Shortages in Alberta

2023 has been a challenging year of drought and water shortage in many parts of Alberta. Alberta Rivers Basins continues to share near-real-time data and water shortage advisories.    There are abnormally dry to extreme drought conditions throughout southern Alberta,…

Kneehill County Riparian Municipal Report

RDRWA releases Municipal Assessment Reports

The Red Deer River Watershed Alliance is in the final stages of the project “Targeting the Conservation and Restoration of Riparian Areas in the Lower Headwaters and Central Agricultural Zones of the Red Deer River Watershed”. With funding support through…